Invincible Summer

My tutorial for adding typography to a digital photo is published in the January issue of Scrapbooking.com.

I asked my son to take this picture of me at the start of one of our walks. I’d never been a winter person, but realizing that life goes so fast, I've learned to enjoy every season. The quote is a favorite: "In the depths of winter, I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer." 

The depth and direction of the photo, along with the contrast of dark browns and white tones provided a perfect photo for adding text.

 

 First, I sized the photo.

I then added the first layer of text in a larger font (36 point). Since the background was a dark brown at the top of the image, I chose a white font for this line of text.

The second line of text was sized slightly smaller (30 point) to lead the eye to the photo as I was walking down the hill. 

The third row, added immediately below me, was in the smallest text size (24 point) and in black as it was against the white snow.

 I sized the 2 remaining lines incrementally larger (30 point, then 36 point) to lead the eye out of the photo to the title of the layout.

 Before printing the photo, I added the digital frame.

Since the focal point of the layout was the photo and the quote (inclusive of the title) I added a simple background: Gold mist stencil on the brown cardstock and 2 pieces of patterned paper. The corner chipboard was covered in a matching scrap of patterned paper. The gold snowflake was a Christmas tree ornament.

May you have the warmth of summer throughout the new year!